Chodskww/ / Occupational Therapist, Clinical Specialist Child Neuro-disability

Please note the following:

• CV’s will NOTbe accepted.
• All correspondence will be via Rezoomo.

Informal Enquiries:

Contact: Anne Hughes Kazibwe, CDNM

Email: anne.hughes-kazibwe@hse.ie;

Tel: 087-6594886

Purpose of the Post:

The Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist will be responsible forthe effective and efficient delivery of an evidenced based, service-user focused, quality Occupational Therapy Service, in child neuro-disability.

The Clinical Specialist OT will:

• Provide expert assessment and intervention in the field of Paediatric Neuro-Disability.
• Be responsible for the effective assessment, care planning and intervention to facilitate appropriate pathway management.
• Will take a lead role in the post-graduate education of Occupational Therapy colleagues and other professions. Impart knowledge and skills, guiding further knowledge acquisition and acting as a mentor and provide supervision.
• Serve as a leader in service development.
• Develop the service for children and young people with Neuro-Disability working in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. Ensuring pathways and processes are clear and defined for ease of navigation and to maximise demand and capacity of SLT provisions.
• Undertake relevant research/audit within and around Neuro-Disabilities as part of Children’s Disability Services, developing an advanced practice portfolio and implementing best practice in line with National Guideline and EBP.
• Develop and run interdisciplinary team (IDT) interventions and deliver training to parents/carers and relevant others.

Please see attached job specification for further information.